STAB: same-type attack bonus

Why a Pokémon hits 1.5× harder with moves of its own type, and how Adaptability and Terastallization change it.

Expert lesson · 4 minutes · 5 steps and a 5-question quiz · pokee.si Plus

Same-type attack bonus

If a Pokémon uses a damaging move that matches one of its own types, the damage is multiplied by 1.5. Fans call this STAB: same-type attack bonus.

Pikachu is Electric. Its Thunderbolt (Electric) gets the bonus; its Quick Attack (Normal) does not.

The rest of this lesson

This is one of the advanced lessons in pokee.si Plus. It goes on to cover:

1. Which move hits hardest?
2. Two types, two bonuses
3. Quick check
4. Making STAB even stronger

Quiz

The lesson ends with a five-question quiz built from the Pokédex data, and earns the Bonus Hunter badge.

Sources

• pokee.si guide: Types and STAB
• pokee.si move and learnset data (moves.json, pokemon/<id>.json, from PokeAPI)
• Bulbapedia: Same-type attack bonus

Related

• Guide: Types and STAB
• Guide: Terastallization
• Team builder

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